June 1, 2005

Food News: Native of England learns to 'translate' American recipes

"There's always a lot of adjusting to do when you move from one place to another, but for Katy Brundan, who moved to Eugene from England about seven years ago, one of the biggest changes came in the kitchen.

For the most part, British recipes follow the metric system, so they call for many ingredients in grams - with a few 'ounces' thrown in for good measure - so Brundan had to begin by 'translating' her favorite recipes into the cups, tablespoons and teaspoons that everyone here takes for granted.

But beyond that, some well-loved foods weren't available here at all, at least not in familiar form.

'I found there were so many things that I simply couldn't buy here - Christmas puddings, hot-cross buns, clotted cream, scones made the way I was used to,' she says. 'I really had to start making these things for myself.'"

Includes recipes:

Spinach Tart

Sunshine Strawberry Jam

Apple Galette

Traditional English Scones

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